New Media and Rhetoric positions at RPI

Announcement of Tenure-track and Lecturer positions at Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute (RPI).

 


 

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Media Studies

Priority will be given to candidates whose research explores the nexus of
media theory, culture, and technology and encompasses social media, digital
culture, consumer culture, or the social impact of Big Data practices.
(Contingent on funding)

 

 

 

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Rhetoric

We seek a scholar working in a variety of rhetoric and writing subfields.
Priority will be given to candidates whose areas of research include
Rhetoric, Media, and Culture; Digital Rhetoric; Visual Rhetoric; Political
Rhetoric; Strategic Writing; or Speech Communication. (Contingent on
funding)

 

 

 

Non-Tenure-Track Lecturer position in Media

Applicants should have a PhD or foreign equivalent in Media Studies or a
related field at the time of appointment. The primary teaching
responsibility for this position will be an interdisciplinary, introductory
course in Media and Society as well as related courses in media and
contemporary culture. We particularly welcome candidates who can also teach
in the areas of advertising, consumerism, and/or social media. (Funding
approved)

 

 

Full details of how to apply will be posted in the usual places (Chronicle
of Higher Education and the MLA Job List) once we have the official link.
Meanwhile, feel free to send any questions directly to me.

 

June Deery

Professor, Communication & Media

Rensselaer

 

Recent books: Media & Class (Routledge, 2017), Reality TV (Polity, 2015),
Consuming Reality: The Commercialization of Factual  Entertainment (Palgrave
Macmillan, 2012).

 


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